Drake Thanksgiving

I was unable to blog yesterday because I was simply not at a computer for longer than 10 minutes, which wasn’t until the evening and I was utterly exhausted.

Yesterday, Joshua and I celebrated Thanksgiving with my family. I woke up at about 5:30 AM to head to Bloomington for my nieces basketball games. Megan and Gwen both did great. Gwen even made two baskets. I was probably the loudest one there. Gwen kept looking up at us and smiling, but she did listen to the things we were yelling at her. As did Megan. It was a lot of fun to see them play and made me miss all the years I played. I would really like to get involved in a league again. I’m incredibly out of practice and would probably look like a fool.

Joshua came a bit later in the day, he had an art class with his little brother Datruce (through BBBS). We played lots of basketball at home, Sorry and also played with Braylen. He’s getting so big and couldn’t be cuter. He’s a very sweet baby.

Dinner was great. We brought potato soup, corn and Josh and the girls made his taco dip. Jessica made turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing and a lot of desserts. Oreo balls are the most amazing thing that have ever been in my mouth.

It was a really nice day.

When Joshua and I got home we decided to go shopping for Christmas ornaments/decorations. I love going to the stores and the malls around this time of year, with the music playing and all the decorations up. We bought a few ornaments and even heard my almost grandpa singing his famous song Jingle Bell Rock, which reminds me of my grandma.

The holidays snuck up on me a bit. I’ve been so busy with school, work, being engaged and so on that I’m suprised to be in the midst of them. Tuesday night after class, Joshua and I are heading to Ohio to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family. We’ll be setting a date for our wedding, booking a church/hall and of course doing lots of fun Schmackers things. On Wednesday, we’re having an engagement party with his friends and siblings. It’s look like a great week.